Esclados
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In Arthurian Legend, Esclados was a knight
who defended a magical fountain in the forest of Brocéliande
. Esclados was subsequently slain by Ywain
who then married his widow, Laudine
. In Chretien's The Knight with the Lion, Esclados is referred to as "Esclados the Red".
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
who defended a magical fountain in the forest of Brocéliande
Brocéliande
Brocéliande is the name of a legendary forest that first appears in literature in 1160, in the Roman de Rou, a verse chronicle written by Wace....
. Esclados was subsequently slain by Ywain
Ywain
Sir Ywain is a Knight of the Round Table and the son of King Urien in Arthurian legend...
who then married his widow, Laudine
Laudine
Laudine, also known as the Lady of the Fountain, is a character from Arthurian legend who appears in Chrétien de Troyes' poem Yvain, the Knight of the Lion and all works based on it, such as the Welsh tale Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain and the German Iwein by Hartmann von Aue...
. In Chretien's The Knight with the Lion, Esclados is referred to as "Esclados the Red".